pinkman @pinkman@social.privacytools.io

‎'Wish You Were Here' van Pink Floyd https://music.apple.com/nl/album/wish-you-were-here/704223460?i=704223490

Highest number of registrations on http://cryptpad.fr last week. And, unlike most Internet services, we never received any password because it's a cryptographic registration ! #privacy #encrypedcollaboration #cryptpad

So, how are we doing?

#DeleteFacebook #DeleteInsagram #deleteGoogle #privacy
https://dayssincelastfacebookscandal.com/

Facebook: “There is no invasion of privacy at all, because there is no privacy.”
https://www.law360.com/articles/1164091

In 2017, we took out this advert in Cheltenham, home of @GCHQ, to warn that 4 in 5 British people thought Trump would use his surveillance powers for political gain - including data shared by GCHQ.

They were right.

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/30/politics/barr-intelligence-review-allies-reaction/index.html https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1134413355790327808/photo/1

Ghosts in Your Machine: Spooks Want Secret Access to Encrypted Messages

https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/3002/ghosts-your-machine-spooks-want-secret-access-encrypted-messages https://twitter.com/privacyint/status/1134044513503240192/photo/1

So Gab has decided that their own code that they spent $5M of investor money developing is so unsalvageably bad that they're going to use Mastodon's code instead, with the added bonus of leeching off of our apps (with Gab apps being banned from app stores)

This is an early warning to fellow admins to be vigilant and domain-block them on sight, when/if they appear (unconfirmed whether they intend to federate), and to app devs to consider if blocking Gab's domains from their app is necessary.

hey you
yes you
your posts are public when you mark them as such. meaning, google can see them too.

turns out public means public.
the more you know.

boost this to get it to people that don't know for some reason.

U.S. military to analyze 350B social media posts to understand popular movements
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20008181
#hackernews #tech

Snapchat Employees Abused Data Access to Spy on Users
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19995305
#hackernews #tech

We're very happy to be a partner of the HTC EXODUS and thus to be the default search engine on it.

It's together that we can make progress in terms of privacy. Join the movement!

#SwitchToQwant

Through Sunday: You can get a limited edition "Tor: At the Heart of Internet Freedom" t-shirt featuring a quote from Snowden on the back for a $39 donation. Enter '39' into the 'other' box, and we will contact you about sizing. https://donate.torproject.org

This is an #internetfreedom disaster. More than 26,000 websites are blocked in Egypt. https://afteegypt.org/en/digital_freedoms-2/publications_digital_freedoms-digital_freedoms-en/2019/05/19/17500-afteegypt.html

With Trump banning Huawei to use Google services and apps these are some useful tricks to keep your device up to date with latest apps, and app alternatives. Install F-Droid, foss app repository. With F-Droid you can install these apps:
Yalp store or Aurora store - used to download and update apps from Play Store
Newpipe - Youtube player, play videos even with screen off, import subscriptions etc.
OsmAnd+ - Google maps alternative
F-Droid link: https://f-droid.org/en/

China’s new ‘social credit system’ is an dystopian nightmare.
#privacy #technology
https://nypost.com/2019/05/18/chinas-new-social-credit-system-turns-orwells-1984-into-reality/

If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!